Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-18

OVER TWENTY MEN CAUGHT IN TIE RUNs-s
BODIES RECOVERED LAST EVENING.

BODIES RBCOvERED LAST EVENING.
A four-story building, in course Of erection at
443 East 1l5th street. New York city to be used as
school house, tumbled In yesterday afternoon
about O'Clock, and many workmen were buried
In the ruins The building had reached the fourth
story. 1t was Intended as q parochial school for
the parish OF the Church OF Our Lady OF Mt Carmel
The whole front wall fell few minutes before
O'Clock. At that time there were over twenty men
In the building at work, and they were all buried
In the ruins The search was at once commenced,
and at O'Clock last evening six dead bodies had
been taken from the ruins. -Four men were taken
out seriously wounded and almost sufocated.
Most OF the workmen were engaged In the lower
part OF the building at the time of the accident.
The side walls fell in immediately after the front
wall gave way. The workmen were all Italians,
ana tae sehoO was INTENDED for the eSuSa
needed, and Father Kirner, pastor OF the church,
was anxious TO have the work completed. He su-
collapsed.
TIE CRIES OF THOSE IMPRISONED
beneath the debris was heartrendlng. 'Help, for
Gods sake;" "Take this timber from my chest"
and other piteous appeals were heard. Hundreds
OF onlookers rushed forward and began the task OF
alarm was rupg, and In q moment several engines
arrived Ambulance calls were rung and the corps
responded Immediately. Half dozen men had
been dragged from the ruins when the doctors ar
rived and they were tenderly cared for. However,
six men were past medical assistance, white thir.
teen were badly injured.
FATHER KIRNERs ESCAPE
from instant death was miraculous He was
standing on the scaolding OF the fourth story talk
Ing to Foreman Lynch when the crash came. The
clergyman was thrown to the forward part of the
wreck, landing on his feet He fell among the pile
ers. When taken out he was insensible, He has
injured principally: the last rites Of the church
scious. conway was found covered with bricks
and broken t1mberS. Two shovel handles which
had fallen crosswise saved him from instant death,
they having formed an arch over him. They had
to be sawed before his body was got out when
they removed some OF the debris It was found that
mis- coat was fastened In the death grip q Laurea
The SUFFERER was taken to the Harlem Hospital as
were three others while two more OF the wounded
others, with the exception OF Father Kirner were
taken to their homes
KILLED AT HIS ANVIL
Henry Reintz, the blacksmith, was at work In
his shop, which adJoined the school house. when
the crash came. The entire shop was crushed in
was killed at his anvil In the shop at the time
was the boy Levy, who had taken his fathers
horse there TO be shod. He was pinned down by
tne DEBRIS, and when taken out about inches OF
the bones OF his right leg prOtruded through the
flesh just above the ankle. The little fellow was
inc ana was removed in an ambulance TO
about ieet from the boy, heavy beam smashing
an arm and shoulder. His three horses were Killed.
as was Leyy's. The foreman, Lynch, who escaped
injury, promptly disappeared and could not be
found by either the police or corps OF newspaper
men The building was begun about four months
ago, under the supervision OF Father Kirner who
hoped 10 save money by doing without con-
tractor. The first two and half stories were
Dulf with James Kelly as foreman Then LYNCH
TOOK hold. The cause OF the fall of tho walls Is
SAID 10 nave been caused by
VIOLATION OF THE BUILDING LAWS.
no central.supports having been placed under the
beams Of the first floor, which were simply sat
into the walls, but central supports were used on
some OF the stories. The school house was % by
100 feet and 1t 10 also charged that the walls were
run up TOO hastily, and the mortar was not given
time TO set. Besides this the constant EARRING from
donkey engine used In hoisHng the material caused
1ne weak walls 70 oscillats and they finally swung
ones. The walls were oily 10 inches in sOme
places. The east wall was blind, that ia IL had
no WINDOWS The building when finished WAS
calculated 10 accommodate 1000 children
II Will stake my reputation as a builder ~ said
MT MicnI Riley, that the material used was first
class. The fault does not lie there but there Was
TOO much rush. that was the trOuble.'
The dead were removed 70 q stable oppOsite the
ruins and stretched out size by side, awaiting re-
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